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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1979, chapter 722; in 1981, chapter 313; in 1988, chapters 505 and 544; in 1995, chapters 470<\/a>, 550<\/a>, and 669<\/a>; in 2003, chapters 455<\/a> and 525<\/a>; in 2010, chapter 343<\/a>; in 2015, chapters 502<\/a> and 503<\/a>; in 2017, chapter 603<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":64326,"section_number":"19.2-368.15","catch_line":"Subrogation of Commonwealth to claimant's right of action; lien in favor of the Commonwealth; disposition of funds collected","order_by":null,"url":"\/19.2-368.15\/"},{"id":76383,"section_number":"34-28.1","catch_line":"Personal injury and wrongful death actions exempt; exceptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/34-28.1\/"},{"id":72955,"section_number":"63.2-1927","catch_line":"Assertion of lien; effect","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1927\/"},{"id":67402,"section_number":"63.2-1929","catch_line":"Orders to withhold and to deliver property of debtor; issuance and service; contents; right to appeal; answer; effect; delivery of property; bond to release; fee; exemptions","order_by":null,"url":"\/63.2-1929\/"},{"id":71560,"section_number":"8.01-27.5","catch_line":"Duty of in-network providers to submit claims to health insurers; liability of covered patients for unbilled health care services","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-27.5\/"},{"id":54633,"section_number":"8.01-66.3","catch_line":"Lien inferior to claim of attorney or personal representative","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.3\/"},{"id":77828,"section_number":"8.01-66.4","catch_line":"Subrogation","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.4\/"},{"id":85213,"section_number":"8.01-66.5","catch_line":"Written notice required","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.5\/"},{"id":54881,"section_number":"8.01-66.6","catch_line":"Liability for reasonable charges for services","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.6\/"},{"id":58036,"section_number":"8.01-66.7","catch_line":"Hearing and disposal of claim of unreasonableness","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.7\/"},{"id":76021,"section_number":"8.01-66.8","catch_line":"Petition to enforce lien","order_by":null,"url":"\/8.01-66.8\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":280963,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57933,"identifier":"8.01-66.2","token":"8.01\/3\/7.1\/8.01-66.2","url":"\/8.01-66.2\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.01-66.2\/","token":"8.01\/3\/7.1\/8.01-66.2","dublin_core":{"Title":"Lien against person whose negligence causes injury","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.01-66.2","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Whenever any person<\/span> sustains<\/span> personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence<\/span> of another and receives treatment in any hospital, public or private, or nursing home, or receives medical attention or treatment from any physician, or receives nursing service or care from any registered nurse, or receives physical therapy treatment from any registered physical therapist in this Commonwealth, or receives medicine from a pharmacy, or receives any emergency medical services and transportation provided by an emergency medical services vehicle, such hospital, nursing home, physician, nurse, physical therapist, pharmacy or emergency medical services provider or agency shall each have a lien<\/span> for the amount of a just and reasonable charge for the service rendered, but not exceeding $2,500 in the case of a hospital or nursing home, $750 for each physician, nurse, physical therapist, or pharmacy, and $200 for each emergency medical services provider or agency on the claim of such injured person<\/span> or of his personal representative against the person<\/span>, firm, or corporation whose negligence<\/span> is alleged to have caused such injuries.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLIEN AGAINST PERSON WHOSE NEGLIGENCE CAUSES INJURY (\u00a7 8.01-66.2)\n\nWhenever any person sustains personal injuries caused by the alleged negligence\nof another and receives treatment in any hospital, public or private, or nursing\nhome, or receives medical attention or treatment from any physician, or receives\nnursing service or care from any registered nurse, or receives physical therapy\ntreatment from any registered physical therapist in this Commonwealth, or\nreceives medicine from a pharmacy, or receives any emergency medical services\nand transportation provided by an emergency medical services vehicle, such\nhospital, nursing home, physician, nurse, physical therapist, pharmacy or\nemergency medical services provider or agency shall each have a lien for the\namount of a just and reasonable charge for the service rendered, but not\nexceeding $2,500 in the case of a hospital or nursing home, $750 for each\nphysician, nurse, physical therapist, or pharmacy, and $200 for each emergency\nmedical services provider or agency on the claim of such injured person or of\nhis personal representative against the person, firm, or corporation whose\nnegligence is alleged to have caused such injuries.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 32-138; 1979, c. 722; 1981, c. 313; 1988, cc. 505, 544;\n1995, cc. 470, 550, 669; 2003, cc. 455, 525; 2010, c. 343; 2015, cc. 502, 503;\n2017, c. 603.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}